Intelligent computer program debugger, and system and method for implementing the same

Active Publication Date: 2009-08-20
ORACLE INT CORP
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As software applications (herein also referred to as applications) have become more and more complex, so has the process of debugging the applications.
Nonetheless, the user has to also debug system program code and tool-generated computer program code, which is unnecessary, a waste of developer's valuable time as well as computing power.
Of course, exa

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[0024]Inventions for a debugger capable of focusing debugging operations on computer program code of a computer software application developed by a software developer are provided. The debugger filters in user-defined artifacts and / or user-defined program code and non-user defined program code referring to user-defined artifacts, while skipping over non-user defined artifacts or non-user-defined computer program code not referring to user-defined artifacts. As used herein, an artifact refers to declared and runtime types and values of data variables in a computer software application, method call sequences (i.e., the call-stack), threads in the application, classes loaded, methods and fields of the classes, source code for the application, etc.). Also provided are system and methods for implementing the debugger. Several exemplary embodiments of the invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0025]The embodiments of the present invention pr...

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A method for displaying a user-defined artifact in a debugger view is provided. The user-defined artifact is defined in a software application that is developed by a computer software application developer. The software application is included in a packaged application that includes instructions, with each instruction being either a user-defined instruction or a non-user defined instruction. A breakpoint is defined at a desired instruction of the packaged application. The method includes initiating debugging of the packaged application and hitting the breakpoint defined at the desired instruction. Also included is identifying the user-defined artifact in the software application and obtaining data to populate the debugger view. Further included is filtering-in data associated with the user-defined artifact and displaying the debugger view showing the filtered-in data. The method also includes marking data not associated with the user-defined artifact and stepping through the user-defined instruction.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]This invention relates generally to debugging computer programs, and more particularly, to systems and methods for simplifying and improving debugging of program code associated with developer-written computer program.[0003]2. Description of the Related Art[0004]As software applications (herein also referred to as applications) have become more and more complex, so has the process of debugging the applications. Currently, debugging an application involves traversing the entire execution path, so that any existing bugs (e.g., an error or defect) can be detected, identified, and eliminated. The execution path, however, includes computer program code written by the developer (herein also referred to as user) as well as computer system program executing the application and code generated by the computer system executing the application. Of course, the developer is merely interested in discovering and eliminating any existin...

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IPC IPC(8): G06F9/44
CPCG06F11/3664G06F11/323
Inventor VISWANADHA, SREENIVASA R.NARAYAN, PRAKASH
Owner ORACLE INT CORP
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